There is little rhyme or reason on why airlines price airfares the way they do. I'm not sure if anyone can figure it out. However, there are some things that can be counted on. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor goes over some very basic pointers to take into consideration when purchasing international airfares. These tips will help the traveler save time, save money and relieve some of the confusing issues surrounding the purchase of international airfares.
Airline award miles keep getting devalued. Less and less seats are available with award miles. The number of miles required to book a seat keep going up. Fees for booking with award miles seem to be on the rise too. However, there are situations where award miles can be used to the traveler's advantage. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor gives you his basic tips for booking international flight with award miles.
It seems like airlines are giving away frequent flyer miles all over the place today. Get them by using a credit card, flying, buying flowers, dining in restaurants, even when buying electricity for your home. Getting frequent flyer miles is easy - but spending them is another story. Airlines have "cheapened" miles earned by making flights unavailable for redemption with frequent flyer miles or simply raised the number of miles needed to ridiculous proportions. In this blog post The Traveling Professor shows you the easiest way to find the diminishing award flights available on American Airlines.
A big complaint The Traveling Professor always hears is that it can be very difficult to redeem accrued award miles for flights. I agree that airlines do conspire for us to redeem those awards. For instance, when traveling from North America to Europe, American Airlines seems to want to route you through London as much as they can. I feel the reason for this is because taxes and fees going through London are so high, it discourages people from redeeming miles when a purchased ticket does not cost a significant amount more. And of course, the big problem is that flights are simply not available. However, I have discovered a tool on American Airline's site that makes it easier (not necessarily easy) to find award flights.
The Traveling Professor has been looking at credit card deals as they apply to travelers. We primarily look at what types of travel benefits these cards give in terms of miles, waived fees, and priority access. In today's blog post we look at another card that offers the benefit of Admiral's Club membership as a perk. Read The Professor's blog post to find out more about a great travel credit card deal.